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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri staves off Kentucky, improves to 12-3

Jack Soble February 3, 2021

Javon Pickett limped to the sideline midway through the second half, clearly in pain. Pickett grimaced, hard, as the trainers checked out his right ankle while he watched the action on the court. The...

Late comeback not enough for Missouri women’s basketball to overcome early deficit against Kentucky

Sydney Dixon February 1, 2021

Missouri’s women’s basketball has never won in Lexington, Ky. The Tigers would go as far as to take the lead in the fourth quarter in Sunday afternoon’s game, but this wouldn’t be the game that...

Starting strong: Missouri first starting lineup change of the season rises to the occasion in victory over TCU

Mason Arneson January 30, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin rearranged the starting lineup for the first time this season and the results were overwhelmingly positive in a 102-98 overtime win over TCU. The Tigers'...

Flame-throwing Pinson leads Missouri to wild comeback win

Jack Soble January 30, 2021

TCU freshman guard Mike Miles initiated what appeared to be the turning point with just over seven minutes to go. He hit a tough layup, immediately stole the ball and found fellow guard RJ Nembhard for...

Martin: Lynching memorial is ‘part of American history’

Jack Soble January 30, 2021

Trigger Warning: The following content includes descriptions of rape and lynching that may be triggering for readers. Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin started to choke up as he spoke for over five and a half...

Missorui fails to upset Florida on the road, fall to 0-4 on the season

David Campbell January 30, 2021

When a member of the Florida gymnastics team completes an amazing routine — one where they know they killed it, the announcers know they killed it and even the fans know they killed it — the entire...

Missouri holds on for important win against Florida

Kyle Pinnell January 28, 2021

After coming up just short against both Texas A&M and LSU by a combined six points a week ago, Missouri needed an SEC win and it needed one desperately. While the game wasn’t always pretty, and at times...

Cooped Up: No. 12 Missouri can’t contain freshman phenom Sharife Cooper in loss to Auburn

Mason Arneson January 27, 2021

After a momentous win over No. 6 Illinois on Dec. 12, Missouri men’s basketball followed it up with its worst shooting performance of the season in a narrow, ugly win over Bradley. The Tigers knocked...

Main objective for Missouri: slow down No. 2

Jack Soble January 26, 2021

When Missouri men’s basketball assistant coach and lead scout (per the team) for Tuesday’s game at Auburn Chris Hollender took a look at the tape from its season, he chose to ignore 11 of the Tigers’...

Freshmen show out as No. 6 Missouri defeat Ohio, Northern Illinois

Anthony Kristensen January 26, 2021

Coming into the Saturday duals against MAC rivals Ohio and Northern Illinois, No. 6 Missouri sat at 7-0 overall and 1-0 in MACtion, so coach Brian Smith gave opportunities to some of the wrestlers on the...

Missouri’s week of growth ends with narrow defeat against Texas A&M

Kyle Pinnell January 24, 2021

The frustration following Missouri women’s basketball 66-64 loss against LSU Monday night felt palpable. Sophomore Aijha Blackwell walked back out of the tunnel at Mizzou Arena not even 10 minutes following...

Missouri women’s basketball falls to .500 after fourth-quarter loss to No. 8 Texas A&M

Sydney Dixon January 24, 2021

Throughout Sunday’s game, Missouri women’s basketball proved to No. 8 Texas A&M that it would not be the Sunday afternoon stroll that the Aggies had envisioned in the first quarter. Still, Missouri...